In chapter 10, Melba decided to spend her weekend trying to do "normal things". She avoided anything about Central, which I thought was pretty smart because this whole integration thing is so big and if I was in her shoes I would do the same thing. Also, Vince and her went on a date and I thought that was a little cutesy moment, and it did bring back some of her "old life" back. Governor Faubus' guard came back and at the moment went the 101st soldiers weren't there. This chapter also had a lot of harmful actions that the students did to Melba. First, they threw flaming paper-balls at her in the bathroom stall, then they hung and set on fire a straw figure symbolizing that it was one of the nine, and at the end, someone sprayed acid in Melba's face, almost making her blind. I was kind of sad though because she kept mentioning nice little things some students did, but when they set a fire, I was disappointed because I thought that maybe they would start being kind.
In the beginning of chapter 11, there was a meeting with the nine students and some student segregationists. Melba (and I) were hoping that they would all speak their minds and maybe change the students attitudes to the nine. Unfortunately, that did not happen. The 101st cut back and that made me confused because why? Did they think the nine students will be safe? Did they not see that mob? Anyway, since the 101st were gone, Melba got a new attitude and became tougher, which I really like. I learned that the teachers of Central also didn't care for the nine and I'm worried that it might ruin the whole integration thing. Maybe to solve it they should place a hardcore integrationist in the school. In the end of the chapter, it was Thanksgiving and Melba gave herself an insult by not thinking before speaking and the 101st soldiers are gone for good.
In the beginning of chapter 11, there was a meeting with the nine students and some student segregationists. Melba (and I) were hoping that they would all speak their minds and maybe change the students attitudes to the nine. Unfortunately, that did not happen. The 101st cut back and that made me confused because why? Did they think the nine students will be safe? Did they not see that mob? Anyway, since the 101st were gone, Melba got a new attitude and became tougher, which I really like. I learned that the teachers of Central also didn't care for the nine and I'm worried that it might ruin the whole integration thing. Maybe to solve it they should place a hardcore integrationist in the school. In the end of the chapter, it was Thanksgiving and Melba gave herself an insult by not thinking before speaking and the 101st soldiers are gone for good.
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